India’s privacy laws may not be ready for in-home physical AIThe concerns gained urgency after controversy around startup Pronto’s in-home recording pilot sparked wider questions over how “physical AI...
29 May, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
As Oracle revokes offer made to many IIT, NIT students, IIT Kharagpur techie has an advice for engineering students: 'Do offer shopping'Engineering graduates from premier institutes are facing the shock of revoked job offers post-placement season. These sudden withdrawals, a...
15 May, 2026, 07.20 AM IST
China seeks to rein in risks from AI 'digital humans'China is introducing new rules for its booming digital human industry. These AI avatars, which look and sound like real people, are used fo...
19 Apr, 2026, 04.20 PM IST
From 'BuddhaBot' to $1.99 chats with AI Jesus, the faith-based tech boom is hereUsers of the platform can join video calls with an avatar of Jesus generated by artificial intelligence. Like other religious AI tools on t...
11 Apr, 2026, 02.52 PM IST
China issues drafts rules to regulate AI with human-like interactionChina’s cyber regulator has proposed new rules to tighten control over AI services that mimic human personalities and form emotional bonds ...
27 Dec, 2025, 02.33 PM IST
China issues drafts rules to regulate AI with human-like interactionChina's cyber regulator is proposing new rules for AI services that mimic human personalities. These draft regulations aim to enhance safet...
27 Dec, 2025, 01.35 PM IST
Is our mental health becoming collateral damage in the rise of AI companions? New study reveals surprising findingsAs emotionally responsive AI companions enter everyday life, a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine raises urgent concerns abou...
21 Dec, 2025, 09.41 PM IST
Manager admits he relies on AI to handle office politics; says ‘AI inputs’ lead to the ‘right decisions’ when paired with his own judgmentA Pune-based manager has gone viral on Reddit after revealing that he relies on AI tools to navigate office politics, saying “AI inputs” he...
11 Dec, 2025, 02.29 PM IST
Heartbreak horror: New Jersey man dies chasing flirty Facebook woman who was an AI botA 76-year-old New Jersey man, Thongbue Wongbandue, died after trying to meet someone he thought was a real woman online, but was actually a...
15 Aug, 2025, 09.43 PM IST
Validation, loneliness, insecurity: Why youth are turning to ChatGPTExperts warn that this digital "safe space" is creating a dangerous dependency, fueling validation-seeking behaviour, and deepening a crisi...
03 Aug, 2025, 06.52 PM IST
Validation, loneliness, insecurity: Why youth are turning to ChatGPTA worrying trend emerges as youngsters confide in AI chatbots. Educators and mental health experts are concerned about the growing dependen...
03 Aug, 2025, 02.40 PM IST
Amid work culture debate, how leaders can train in emotional intelligence to navigate workforce transformationsThe rapid adoption of AI in workplaces presents opportunities and challenges for organizations. Leaders must balance technological advancem...
17 Jan, 2025, 04.27 PM IST
Tech companies claim AI can recognise human emotions but the science doesn't stack upThe global market for AI-based emotion recognition systems is growing. It was valued at US$34 billion in 2022 and is expected to reach US $...
14 Dec, 2024, 02.49 PM IST
AI regulation will be required in 5-10 years: DeepMind's Mustefa SuleymanSuleyman stressed the importance of regulating AI to prevent misuse of information and its impact on nation states.
20 Feb, 2024, 04.15 PM IST
AI robots at UN reckon they could run the world betterA panel of AI-enabled humanoid robots told a United Nations summit on Friday that they could eventually run the world better than humans.
08 Jul, 2023, 05.52 PM IST
Worried about AI? You might have AI-nxiety. Here's how to cope with itThe rapid growth of AI technology has led to the coining of the term AI-nxiety, describing the uneasy feeling about the effects of AI such ...
27 Jun, 2023, 05.31 PM IST
A humane touch for artificial intelligenceThird-party contracts for AI development would require separate immunity from disclosure. Lawmakers will slow down AI, which is not altoget...
12 May, 2023, 10.40 PM IST